Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [17th - 22nd August 2012]

[Robbo]

Arsenal should be okay with Giroud up front, he's (by all accounts) a really good finisher.

 

[Robbo]

lolAgger!

 

[Robbo]

God awful penalty.

 

[Robbo]

The kick of a guilty man.

He pushed him, didn't he? Last man and all.

 

[Robbo]

Liverpool have fallen apart in the first game.

They were both penalties, though arguably a bit soft.

 

[Robbo]

Chill out Purdy, you don't want a suspension this early in the season!

 

[Robbo]

Lukaku

 

[Robbo]

Should be 5, too.

 

[Robbo]

Cazorla is going to carry Arsenal this season, unless they sign some more players.

They have to get another player or two.

 

[Robbo]

Well, that's Giroud's confidence in tatters by the look of him. I don't think his miss was that bad.

 

[Robbo]

Is it just me that's finding this game boring?

Crap so far.

 

[Robbo]

What a finish, top drawer.

 

[Robbo]

Pardew 'sent off'.

 

[Robbo]

How bad was Pardews shove on the linesman?

He barely touched him.

 

[Robbo]

Swansea look very good. QPR are dire though.

 

[Robbo]

I do like Alan Pardew. Strikes me as a genuine guy and a very good manager too.

 

[Robbo]

I said Petric was a good player when they signed him (decent reputation).

 

[Robbo]

Arsenal are pretty much unrecognisable these days, cant help but feel a little bad for the Arsenal supporters

They really need to get another two or three top players in. The Sahin loan deal appears to be done and they have an option to buy, so that's good for them.

I'm sure Wenger will get them playing some good stuff before long, but if they don't add to the squad they'll find themselves stretched, especially if they suffer any injuries.

I know they don't like spending much money but it's about time they appeased the fans a bit and accepted that to win things, they'll need to spend.

 

[Robbo]

Wigan - Al-Habsi, Caldwell, Alcaraz, Ramis, Boyce, Figueroa, McArthur, McCartney, Moses, Maloney, Di Santo

Wigan subs - Pollitt, Kone, Jones, Crusat, Watson, Gomez, Boselli.

Chelsea - Cech; Ivanovic, David Luiz, Terry (c), Cole; Lampard, Mikel; Hazard, Mata, Bertrand; Torres

Chelsea subs - Turnbull, Essien, Oscar, Ferreira, Meireles, Sturridge, Cahill.

 

[Robbo]

Chelsea off to a flyer. Good play from Hazard.